Faith and Hope League
Faith And Hope League 信心希望聯盟 Xìnxīn xīwàng liánméng | |
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Abbreviation | FHL |
Chairman | Chen Chih-hung |
Secretary | Joanna Lei |
Founded | 6 September 2015 |
Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
Ideology | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
Religion | Christianity |
Colors | Teal and white |
Legislative Yuan | 0 / 113 |
Website | |
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The Faith And Hope League (FHL; Chinese: 信心希望聯盟; pinyin: Xìnxīn xīwàng liánméng) is a Christian political party in Taiwan formed in 2015. The party emerged from the fifth "Conference of National Affairs Forum of Taiwan Pastors" hold by Taiwan Christian Union.[1] The party is led by presidium, consisting of Chen Chih-hung, a pastor of Taiwan Lutheran Church; Joanna Lei, former legislator of New Party; Benson Wang, a businessman and member of Taichung Banner Church; Chung Tung-chieh, pastor of Sanmin Church, a church of the Taiwan Lutheran Church in Kaohsiung; and Chang Hsin-yi, pastor of City Spring of Life Full Gospel Church.
The FHL nominated 16 candidates in the 2016 general election, 10 for Constituencies and 6 party list, but failed to gain any seats.[2]
Platform
[edit]The FHL was formed in order to oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage via its counterproposal, a referendum petition that advocated "family protection" by only allowing the husband-wife relationship, consanguinity and familial ethics, and cannot be passed without a national vote.[3]
History
[edit]The party was established on 6 September 2015, which is for running the proportional seats in the Legislative Yuan.
Leadership
[edit]Presidium Terms
[edit]Order | Term | Executive chairman | Secretary | Presidium Terms | Assumed office | Left office | ||
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Chen Chih-hung | ![]() |
Joanna Lei | Chen Chih-hung(陳志宏) Joanna Lei(雷倩) |
6 September 2015 | Incumbent |
Election
[edit]Taiwan legislative election, 2016
[edit]Election | Total seats won | Total votes | Share of votes | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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2016 | 0 / 113
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206,629 | 1.6951% | 0 seats | Chen Chih-hung |
See also
[edit]- Same-sex marriage in Taiwan
- Christian right
- List of political parties in Taiwan
- Politics of the Republic of China
- Referendums in Taiwan
References
[edit]- ^ 2015牧者國是論壇總結:培養人才、2020三目標. www.ct.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Taipei Watcher: Gold at the end of the rainbow - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ "'Family protection' drive proponents claim success - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. December 23, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Faith and Hope League on Facebook (in Chinese)